March 19

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Thursday March 19
CLASSES
Android: Getting Started
Verizon Wireless at Pearl Highlands Center, 4-5 p.m., free. Attend this workshop and learn the basics of your new Android Device. We will review hardware functions, show you how to set up email, add your social network accounts, master device features, how to customize your device and much more! Pre-registration required. (vzwworkshops.verizonwireless.com/vzwworkshops/)

Chairobics
Kaiser Permanente Honolulu Medical Office, Conference Room 1BC, 1010 Pensacola St., March 5-April 28, Thursdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m., $60-$75. If you have difficulty walking or are using an assistive device such as a cane, walker or wheelchair, join us for Chairobics. Pre-registration required. (432-2260)

Conquering Your Finances
Windward Community College, Hale Kuhina 115, 45-720 Keaahala Rd., 6-7:30 p.m., free. Learn how to eliminate debt and start saving with practical tips on handling your money. Pre-registration required. (235-7433, windwardcce.org/free-classes.htm)

Criminal Justice Expo 2015
Chaminade University’s Clarence T.C. Conference Center, Eiben Hall, 3140 Waialae Ave., 4:30-7 p.m., free. The annual expo is an educational, career-oriented gathering where representatives and recruiters from various criminal justice agencies, beginning with a special one-hour session for students. (735-4879, 739-4664, chardonnay.pao@chaminade.edu)

GoFarm Hawaii
Windward Community College Hale Akoakoa 105, 5:30-8 p.m., free. Those interested in becoming a farmer in Hawaii can hear from real farmers and about the program from students and organizers. RSVP requested. (windward@gofarmhawaii.org)

North Shore Place Names: Kahuku to Ka‘ena
Kapiolani Community College’s Hale Ohia cafeteria, 7 p.m., free. Hear a fascinating look at Hawaiian history through the lens of traditional place names. (537-6271, jhiga@hawaiianhistory.org)

Brooke Conway
Windward Community College, Hale Kuhina 115, 10-11:15 a.m., free. Brooke Conway presents information on sexual violence, resources, stats and prevention. (236-9223, kfrench@hawaii.edu)

COMMUNITY
Exchange Club of Downtown Honolulu
Oahu Country Club, noon-1:30 p.m., $25. John Dean, CEO of Central Pacific Bank, will provided the latest information about CPB and its prospects for the future. (225-2965, edracers@aol.com)

Hawaii Society of Business Professionals Kaka‘ako Makai Panel Discussion
Hawaii Prince Hotel’s Mauna Kea Ballroom, noon, $38-$55. The panel discussion on Kaka‘ako Makai’s future features representatives of key landowners, including Peter Apo of OHA, Race Randle of the Howard Hughes Corporation, Walter Thoemmes of Kamehameha Schools and Anthony Ching of HCDA. Pre-registration required. (www.hsbp.biz)

Improving the Health of Transgender People in Hawaii
Queen’s Conference Center, 1301 Punchbowl St., 8 a.m.-noon, free. Learn more about current issues and barriers to care faced by transgender men and women. Pre-registration required. (https://ht.ly/lewNB, kpatrick@hawaii.edu)

FAMILY FUN
Preschool Storytime and Activities
Waipahu Public Library, Thursdays through April 30, 10:30 a.m., free, ages 3-5. Session includes playtime activities, including puzzles, rafts, educational toys and more. (675-0358)

Storytime with Special Guest Readers
Kapolei Public Library, 1020 Manawai St., 10 a.m., free. Local authors Karyn Hopper and Tammy Yee present a special storytime, followed by a simple craft session. (693-7050)

HIKES & TOURS
Guided Family Hike in a Dormant Volcano
Koko Crater Botanical Garden, 7491 Kokonani St., 9-11 a.m., free. Take a family-friendly hike in a dormant volcano, and see rare plants in the tallest tuff cone on Oahu. (522-7066)

MUSIC
Ka‘imi Hanano‘eau
Surfer, The Bar at Turtle Bay Resort, 57-091 Kamehameha Hwy., 7-8 p.m., free. (facebook.com/kaimimusic808)

PJM
Jazz Minds Art and Cafe, 1661 Kapiolani Blvd., 9 p.m., $7. (945-0800)

SPECIAL EVENTS
Japanese Food Trade Fair
Harbor View Center, 1129 N. Nimitz Hwy., 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Over 150 Japanese food from 40 Japanese farmers and companies who have come all the way from Japan. (hawaii@exhibitiontech.com)

THE ARTS
A Slice of Danger
The ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159 Nuuanu Ave., March 19-21 and 26-28 at 8 p.m., and March 22 and 29 at 7 p.m., $20/advance, $25/at the door. This film noir comedy takes place in a Honolulu that never was, full of crooked cops, deadly dames, lousy lowlifes and more. (sliceofdanger.eventbrite.com)

‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
TAG – The Actors’ Group, 650 Iwilei Road #101, March 6-29, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m., $14-$25. TAG performs the August Wilson classic. (722-6941, taghawaii.net)

‘Tough Guise 2: Violence, Manhood and American Culture’
Windward Community College, Hale Kuhina 115, 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., free. A stunning look at the violent, sexist, and homophobic messages boys and young men routinely receive from virtually every corner of culture: television, movies, video games, and advertising to pornography, sports and U.S. politics. (236-9223, kfrench@hawaii.edu)

VOLUNTEERS
Foster Care Trainings
Hawaiian Humane Society, 2700 Waialae Ave., 6-7 p.m., free. Hawaiian Humane Society seeks foster homes for animals in need. (356-2229, lshaughnessy@hawaiianhumane.org)